Table B-42.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by Education, Service, and Population Density
                     
EDUCATION CREDENTIAL
Population No Credentials Alternate Credentials High School Unknown TOTAL
Density1 # % # % # % # % # %
ARMY
Metropolitan 1 11.11 560 21.67 14,498 24.76 4 19.05 15,063 24.63
Suburbs 2 22.22 1,035 40.05 23,858 40.75 9 42.86 24,904 40.72
Exurbs 4 44.44 606 23.45 12,205 20.85 3 14.29 12,818 20.96
Micropolitan core 1 11.11 112 4.33 2,360 4.03 1 4.76 2,474 4.05
Rural 1 11.11 259 10.02 5,375 9.18 4 19.05 5,639 9.22
Unknown 0 0 12 0.46 251 0.43 0 0 263 0.43
                       
   TOTAL 9 100 2,584 100 58,547 100 21 100 61,161 100
NAVY
Metropolitan 7 43.75 147 34.75 8,637 25.26 17 38.64 8,808 25.40
Suburbs 6 37.50 165 39.01 15,062 44.05 14 31.82 15,247 43.97
Exurbs 2 12.50 72 17.02 7,087 20.72 9 20.45 7,170 20.68
Micropolitan core 0 0 14 3.31 1,030 3.01 2 4.55 1,046 3.02
Rural 1 6.25 22 5.20 2,279 6.66 2 4.55 2,304 6.64
Unknown 0 0 3 0.71 101 0.30 0 0 104 0.30
                       
   TOTAL 16 100 423 100 34,196 100 44 100 34,679 100
MARINE CORPS
Metropolitan 1 12.50 7 13.73 8,083 25.71 14 30.43 8,105 25.69
Suburbs 3 37.50 23 45.10 12,353 39.29 17 36.96 12,396 39.29
Exurbs 3 12.50 14 13.73 6,562 25.71 6 30.43 6,585 25.69
Micropolitan core 1 37.50 4 45.10 1,252 39.29 1 36.96 1,258 39.29
Rural 0 37.50 3 27.45 3,043 20.87 8 13.04 3,054 20.87
Unknown 0 12.50 0 7.84 149 3.98 0 2.17 149 3.99
                       
   TOTAL 8 100 51 100 31,442 100 46 100 31,547 100
AIR FORCE
Metropolitan 5 26.32 18 18.95 5,435 19.58 532 21.38 5,990 19.73
Suburbs 10 52.63 31 32.63 12,100 43.59 1,002 40.27 13,143 43.29
Exurbs 2 10.53 22 23.16 6,224 22.42 602 24.20 6,850 22.56
Micropolitan core 0 0 4 4.21 1,210 4.36 105 4.22 1,319 4.34
Rural 2 10.53 19 20.00 2,658 9.58 234 9.41 2,913 9.60
Unknown 0 0 1 1.05 129 0.46 13 0.52 143 0.47
                       
   TOTAL 19 100 95 100 27,756 100 2,488 100 30,358 100
TOTAL DoD
Metropolitan 14 26.92 732 23.22 36,653 24.12 567 21.82 37,966 24.07
Suburbs 21 40.38 1,254 39.77 63,373 41.71 1,042 40.09 65,690 41.64
Exurbs 11 21.15 714 22.65 32,078 21.11 620 23.86 33,423 21.19
Micropolitan core 2 3.85 134 4.25 5,852 3.85 109 4.19 6,097 3.87
Rural 4 7.69 303 9.61 13,355 8.79 248 9.54 13,910 8.82
Unknown 0 0 16 0.51 630 0.41 13 0.50 659 0.42
                       
   TOTAL 3 52 100 3,153 100 151,941 100 2,599 100 157,745 100
   
1. Socioeconomic classifications are provided for FY17 accessions reporting a current and valid U.S. zipcode.  Communities are grouped by population and economic density.  Groups range from most to least dense. For example, "Metropolitan" centers are generally highly urban centers, "Micropolitan core" are more commercial/industrial centers, and "Rural" areas have the smallest population and economic densities.  These groupings reflect JAMRS' population density classification scheme, which changed in 2016.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, September 2017.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS).